Living Books: Ruff's Bone

Living Books: Ruff's Bone

Released1994
Ruff's Bone is the sixth Living Books game (or fifth if you were to go by the PC release dates) released in 1994. Written by Eli Noyes and co-produced by Colossal Pictures, it is exclusively Living Books' second original story not being an adaption from any pre-existing titles (first if not counting Mark Schlitching's adaption of The Tortoise and the Hare). The story is about a dog named Ruff, who fetches his bone that was thrown by his master.

Details

DeveloperLiving Books
PublisherBrøderbund Software
ReleasedMay 13, 1994
StatusReleased
GenresPoint-and-clickVisual Novel
ThemesEducationalKids
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows) PC (Microsoft Windows)
ModesSingle player
SeriesLiving Books

About This Game

Ruff's quest for his Sunday bone becomes an unexpectedly cosmic adventure when his master's wayward toss sends it sailing over the fence into the neighbor's yard. What begins as a simple retrieval spirals into a surreal journey that takes the determined dog from an underground cavern filled with countless bones, through the clouds themselves, into a lush jungle, and down to a sunken ship resting on the ocean floor. Each discovery leads Ruff further from home and deeper into increasingly fantastical terrain, until he discovers a mysterious ladder stretching toward the heavens that propels him into the void of space. After finally locating his prize on an alien world, Ruff hitches an otherworldly ride back to Earth and reunites with his grateful owner—only to face the possibility that the whole ordeal might happen all over again.